Product Key

[Mosley]

I got computer lids mixed up and I am wanting to make
sure the product key on the lid matches that of the OS
inside. How do I find the product key used in the OS to
match the correct key on the lid ?

 

[Dani]

Use a program called KeyFinder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

 

[Guest]

I'll give that a try. Did you google that or know about
it already ? Just curious.

 

[Dani]

I knew about that before, I learned about it when I was working on my BartPE
disk, and they had a version that can read through the registry on a dead
installation or something... anyways on my latest incarnation i have a menu
that comes up and you can just click on the keyfinder for the realtime
environment. I know it works

Dani

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If your system still runs, you should be able to use Belarc
Advisor from http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html to find the
Product Key. (If you have a factory-installed OEM license, and
haven't since reinstalled the OS, the revealed Product Key is probably
of the drive image used at the factory and not _your_ specific Product
Key; therefore, it probably cannot be -- and definitely should not
be -- used for a re-installation.)


Bruce Chambers
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